DSHEA plea @ GOP Convention Committee

Supplement Maker Talks Small Biz Woes at GOP Convention

August 23, 2012

http://www.naturalproductsinsider.com/news/2012/08/supplement-maker-talks-small-biz-woes-at-gop-convention.aspx

DALLAS—Dietary supplement distributor Essential Formulas Inc., at the request of Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), presented testimony before the 2012 Republican National Convention Committee on Resolution during its August sessions in Tampa, Fla... 

During the testimony, Essential Formulas referenced data from Emory University, Atlanta, showing the NDI guidance, if adopted as-is, would force between 22,240 and 41,700 dietary supplements to be removed from the market, resulting in an economic loss of between $5.6 billion and $10.5 billion. IN the report on the exhaustive economic study of the potential impact of the NDI guidance on the dietary supplement industry, Joanna M. Shepherd Bailey, Ph.D., professor of law and economics at Emory,  reported, “The Guidance will cause a total economic loss of $21.2 billion to $39.8 billion annually in the economy.  It will also cause 127,598 to 239,247 jobs to be lost throughout the U.S. economy.” ...

The Essential Formulas testimony called on the 2012 Republican National Convention Committee on Resolutions to change its platform statement to: recognize the importance of the dietary supplement industry and the American consumers of dietary supplements to the overall economic health of America; and urge Federal agencies to work with the industry in a spirit of cooperation during enforcement of DSHEA and other relevant laws.  The company suggested FDA reconsider parts of the NDI guidance that are overly burdensome and contrary to the statute, Congressional intent, science and reasoned policy considerations.  It offered this recommendation for not only new policies but also the agency’s continued policy of treating the NDI notification provision as a premarket approval provision. Further, the company said FDA must fully analyze the economic impact on small businesses of compliance with the NDI notification submission requirements under the draft guidance.    

Movie Trailer - World Premiere Film in New York

"Exposing the modern medical monopoly"

Documentary to be released in New York on September 21, 2012 - "Big Pharma" drugs killing 125,000 people per year and much more background information -- below synopsis of the movie is from their website:  http://www.medicalincmovie.com/Synopsis.html  and the website for the movie trailer where you can order your movie tickets is here:  http://www.medicalincmovie.com/Medical_Inc.html

“Your back pain will require SURGERY”

“Without these pills, you face life-long PAIN”

“Your child's behavior requires MEDICATION”

That's what the doctor tells you,

but who tells the doctor what to say?

A visit to the doctor can be traumatic enough. Now we learn about the “influencers” – the people you never see, but whose job it is to turn you into a compliant, pill popping, revenue generation unit. And at all costs.

Medical Inc. reveals the unseen tactics of these “influencers” in an investigation that leads to the highest levels of the American Medical Association (AMA) and reveals an alarming portrait of deception and criminality. Along the way we wonder:

Is much of what we “know” about modern medicine just slick marketing from companies that profit when we're in pain (or by putting us in pain)? 
Why aren't we being told about the successes of natural therapies? 
Why do so many people think chiropractors are “quacks,” nutritional supplements a waste of money, and acupuncture a fringe therapy? 

 

Is it because the “Medical Monopoly” spends millions a year attacking, ridiculing, and trying to discredit these natural therapies? The answers are almost beyond belief, until Medical Inc. takes us into the courtroom with five chiropractors who, having been labeled “an unscientific cult,' fought back and won a landmark verdict. 

Their heroic story forms the backdrop of one of the most personally compelling documentaries ever. Because of their bravery, the medical industrial complex is no longer blocking access to safe natural alternatives, pill popping is giving way to smarter preventative care, and purveyors of sickness are being shoved aside, resulting in a healthier life for us all. 

Is it "Politically Correct?"

Watch for language-based manipulation this political season

Thursday, August 16, 2012

Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/036824_Presidential_election_politicians_manipulation.html#ixzz23ky2VKVe

The key to independent thinking lies in asking the right questions.

If you lack the ability to question the communication of others, then you are doomed to spend your life grazing with the rest of the sheeple. Sheeple don't question.

Vague, fluffy language offers the greatest opportunity to manipulate people into agreeing with you and politicians are the kings of fluff. The problem is, most people do not know how to formulate questions that get beyond the facade.

What follows are real world examples of personal and political fluff, with appropriate responses that neutralize attempts at manipulation. You are about to discover how to get to the heart of the matter through the magic of well-formed questions!

FYI, I go through these examples in a free on-hour podcast at Mental Health Exposed. Download this week's show to listen. Be sure to have a paper and pencil or your favorite device ready to take notes! The source for political quotes is the search engine at politco.com.

According to the classic linguistic patterns made popular by Neuro-Linguistic Programming, here are five categories of vague language and how to respond to each one.

• Unspecified verbs: Forgetting "how"
• Nominalizations: Things that are not really things
• Universal language: Everyone is guilty!
• Mind reading: I know you know about this one
• Modal Operators: To should or not to should...
• Conclusion: Don't ask, don't know!

Attack on Dietary Supplements...from "Consumer Reports?"

Citizens For Health

August 14, 2012

Dear Citizen for Health,
The September 2012 issue of Consumer Reports magazine contains an alarmist article under the headline "Vitamins and Supplements" that purports to warn consumers about "10 Surprising Dangers" associated with the use of vitamins and supplements.

Unfortunately, such an article didn't surprise anyone here at CFH given that despite the publication's long-standing track record of consumer advocacy, this article, together with prior published material, suggests an anti-supplement bias on the part of the publishers.

Please take a few moments to read the response from CFH Vice President and Senior Policy Advisor, James Gormley, entitled "An Open Letter to Consumer Reports: 10 Misinformation Hazards in Your '10 Surprising Dangers of Vitamins and Supplements' Article".

An Open Letter to Consumer Reports: 10 Misinformation Hazards in Your “10 Surprising Dangers of Vitamins and Supplements” Article

http://www.citizens.org/?p=3091

Helping Small Farmers Survive & How to Eat Better at the Same Time

6 Videos of Interview with Dr. Mercola and Joel Salatin in Virginia - "Pioneer in Sustainable Agriculture Shares his Vision of the Future of Food"

August 12 2012
By Dr. Mercola.com

Story at-a-glance

• Joel Salatin has pioneered processes that allow small farmers to grow food in an efficient, sustainable manner, and helped devise effective marketing strategies to connect small farmers and consumers using modern technologies
• He shares ideas that are already transforming the lives and livelihoods of rural –and suburban communities alike, that anyone can duplicate to help bring farm fresh foods to the residents in their own local community
• Our “bigger is better” foods system has reached a point where the fundamental weaknesses of it are becoming readily apparent, and food borne disease and loss of nutrient content are just two of the most obvious side effects 

               

Freedom from Debt - a video "How-to" from a young man who conquered slavery to debt

Newest FDA Sneak Attack on Supplements

"NaturalNews has learned that the FDA is quietly, and without notice to affected companies, commanding Google to disable the full Adwords accounts of nutritional supplement companies offering "detox" or "chelation" nutritional products.
"This secret war against nutritional supplement companies is being waged entirely outside the law, as the FDA gives no notice to affected companies and does not give them any opportunity to respond in their defense. No judge, no jury, no notice, no due process. The FDA simply bypasses legal notice requirements and goes straight to Google, which complies by disabling Adwords accounts, shutting off an important source of revenue for nutritional supplement companies..."


Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/036726_Google_Adwords_FDA_censorship.html#ixzz236CVsoq9

2009 Video - UK caught lying about fluoride + "Learned Helplessness" Video

Fluoride Safety Results Rigged by UK Health Authorities Government sanctioned scientists admit Fluoride NOT proven safe

http://www.bbc5.tv/video/fluoride-bbc5tv-report

Sidebar:  The above BBC5-TV is not affiliated with the UK's BBC, but it is still located in the UK.

That same BBC5-TV also has a video about "learned helplessness."  See if you can apply it to your personal life.  And what about how it could apply to a whole nation, such as our response (or lack of) to having fluoride put in our drinking water, and maybe even other political, economical, or social issues??

http://www.bbc5.tv/video/learned-helplessness